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Rankings: Rising Stars

Law360’s Rising Stars profiles the top legal talent under 40. The winners are comprised of top litigators and dealmakers practicing at a level usually seen from veteran attorneys. Submissions highlight the winner’s age and reasons why his or her record deserves attention.
  • March 14, 2011

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's Jason Kyrwood

    Jason Kyrwood of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP led high-profile clients like the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Warner Chilcott Pharmaceuticals Inc. through big-budget financing deals that set market terms against the backdrop of the credit crisis, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five corporate finance lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • March 11, 2011

    Rising Star: Willkie's Adam Turteltaub

    The $3 billion acquisition of J.Crew Group Inc. was just one of the recent deals in which Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner Adam Turteltaub displayed what colleagues called a command of key facts and ability to hold a room, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five corporate finance lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 16, 2010

    Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Benet O'Reilly

    Taking the lead in closing a number of megadeals, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Benet O’Reilly has helped Hewlett-Packard Co. wrap up its $13.9 billion takeover of Electronic Data Systems Corp. and assisted TPG Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners in completing their $27.5 billion transaction involving Alltel Corp., earning him a spot on Law360’s list of 10 corporate finance attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 15, 2010

    Rising Star: Reed Smith's David Mittelman

    Reed Smith LLP's David Mittelman regularly uses the insight gained from a seven-year stint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to help publicly traded companies — including Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp. — navigate through key aspects of multimillion-dollar deals, an approach that has earned him a place among Law360's 10 corporate finance lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 14, 2010

    Rising Star: Skadden's Z. Julie Gao

    With experience working on the initial public offerings of multibillion-dollar Chinese companies including Baidu Inc. and Ctrip.com International Ltd., Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner Z. Julie Gao has earned a spot on Law360's list of 10 corporate finance attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 13, 2010

    Rising Star: Cahill's Bill Miller

    Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP partner Bill Miller has had a hand in some of the largest corporate deals in recent memory, including the leveraged buyout of Clear Channel Communications Inc. and spinoffs of Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and HSN Inc. from IAC/InterActive Corp., making him one of Law360's 10 corporate finance attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 12, 2010

    Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Chantal Kordula

    An ability to dig up financing for massive baked goods company Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV when it wanted to acquire Weston Foods Inc. in the middle of a global downturn has helped land Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Chantal E. Kordula a spot on Law360's list of 10 corporate finance attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 09, 2010

    Rising Star: Cahill Gordon's Douglas Horowitz

    Making the most of preparation and opportunity, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP partner Douglas S. Horowitz hit the ground running in the recent buyout boom and worked on notable transactions for SunGard Data Systems and Thomson Learning, landing him a spot on Law360’s 10 corporate finance lawyers under 40 to watch.

  • April 08, 2010

    Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Robert Hayward

    Matching consummate legal knowledge with deal-making mojo, Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s Robert M. Hayward has represented marquee public companies including Kellogg Co. and The Boeing Co. in multibillion-dollar offerings, making him one of Law360’s corporate finance attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 07, 2010

    Rising Star: Baker Donelson's Tonya M. Grindon

    In addition to leading Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC's securities and corporate governance practice group, Tonya M. Grindon has forced a hostile bidder for Southwest Royalties Inc. to double its acquisition price and assisted private equity fund Clean Energy Capital in ousting the controversial CEO of a public company it held a majority stake in, making her one of Law360's 10 corporate finance attorneys under 40 to watch.

  • April 06, 2010

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Sharon Flanagan

    When an initial public offering for telecom revolutionary Skype Ltd. turned into a sale transaction, Sidley Austin LLP's Sharon Flanagan had the broad range of corporate finance experience to help lead eBay Inc. successfully through the deal, making her one of Law360's 10 corporate finance rising legal stars under 40.

  • April 05, 2010

    Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Chris Abbinante

    In the midst of a recession that has curtailed deal-making, Sidley Austin LLP's Chris Abbinante brokered Bill Me Later Inc.'s $945 million acquisition by eBay Inc. and recruited six private equity attorneys, making him one of Law360's 10 corporate finance lawyers under 40 to watch.

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